On Tuesday, April 14, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced that they are recommending a pause on the Johnson & Johnson/Janssen […]
On February 16, the HHS issued its latest amendment to its Declaration that provides immunity from liability for COVID-19 vaccine administration and other countermeasures during this Public Health Emergency (PHE). […]
The first White House Council on Native American Affairs (WHCNAA) meeting of the Biden-Harris administration will be held by Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland and Domestic Policy Advisor Susan […]
On April 13, 2021, the National Council of Urban Indian Health (NCUIH) and several other American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) organizations signed a joint letter urging Congress to address Indian Country’s […]
On April 14, the National Council of Urban Indian Health (NCUIH) CEO, Francys Crevier, submitted public witness written testimony to the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies […]
NCUIH President and CEO of Native Health in Phoenix, AZ, Walter Murillo (Choctaw) has been invited to testify before the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs on the COVID-19 impacts in Indian Country. The […]
NCUIH President Walter Murillo testified on the critical work of urban Indian health. Washington, D.C. (April 14, 2021) – Today, the President of the National Council of Urban Indian Health (NCUIH) testified before the Senate Committee […]
NCUIH President and CEO of Native Health in Phoenix, AZ, Walter Murillo (Choctaw) has been invited to testify before the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs on the COVID-19 impacts in Indian Country. The […]
FEMA New Interim Policy: Public Assistance for Certain Private Nonprofits – Some UIOs Eligible Safe Opening and Operation Work Eligible for Public Assistance (PA) Interim Policy On April 5, 2021, […]
The Indian Health Service (IHS) Office of Urban Indian Health Programs (OUIHP) has published the National Uniform Data System (UDS) summary report for Calendar Year 2019 to its website. These yearly UDS […]
Yesterday, the Indian Health Service (IHS) released a March 26, 2021 Dear Urban Indian Organization (UIO) Leader Letter (DULL) announcing an updated allocation of $95 million in telehealth funding from the Coronavirus […]
NCUIH RELEASES 2021 LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES NCUIH is pleased to announce the release of the 2021 Legislative Priorities. NCUIH hosted five focus groups to identify Urban Indian Organization (UIO) policy priorities for […]
NCUIH recently submitted testimony to the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs for the Oversight Hearing “A call to action: Native communities’ priorities in focus for the 117th Congress.” In the testimony, NCUIH […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Policy Contact: Meredith Raimondi, mraimondi@NCUIH.org Press Contact: Sara Williams, swilliams@NCUIH.org Washington, D.C. (March 23, 2021) – National Council of Urban Indian Health CEO Francys Crevier (Algonquin) testified before the Subcommittee […]
On March 23, 2021, the Subcommittee on Health of the Committee on Energy and Commerce held a legislative hearing on “Building on the ACA: Legislation to Expand Health Coverage and […]
The Urban Indian Health Parity Act (H.R. 1373), championed by Representative Raul Ruiz (D-CA), and introduced by the National Council of Urban Indian Health as a priority legislative item, worked […]
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